DeMarco and childhood friend turned Hollywood director, Frank Coraci — with credits such as "The Wedding Singer," "Zookeeper" and most recently "Blended" — recently traveled to 13 American cities to sample food and have fun for the Travel Channel's "Chow Masters."

"The premise of the show is to travel around the country with my friend Frank," DeMarco said. "We go to different cities and find restaurants with food that city is famous for.

"Frank brings his Hollywood buddies and I bring the heavy-hitter chefs and we bring the two worlds together."

The pair visit three different restaurants, judge the food, find the most taste and creative dish and give that restaurant a $10,000 prize.

"It's food, fun and money," DeMarco said. "You can't go wrong."

DeMarco has lived in Australia and traveled the world, but is discovering new places right in his backyard through the show.

"The Travel Channel gave me a passport to America," he said. "When I was younger, when I got the opportunity to travel, I would go out of the country. But discovering Nashville and Denver and Austin...they are amazing cities with great people."

And during his travels, DeMarco didn't forget about his own restaurant in Atlantic City.

"I visit regularly and will be back in June," he said, explaining that he recently revamped the restaurant and menus, adding some new, late-night items. "Now it has a pub feel, more of an extension of your room. It's a great space to hang out before or after going to The Pool (After Dark at Harrah's.)"

Being located across from The Pool gives DeMarco the perfect opportunity to focus on the late-night crowd.

The new Sammy D's After Hours menu is available between 1 and 5 a.m. and offers a NY Egg Sandwich, pancakes, spicy lollipop buffalo wings and a loaded cheddar bratwurst, just to name a few delicious dishes.

The Little Monster burger is a favorite of DeMarco's.

"It's like a roadside burger, stacked burgers that look juicy and charred on the outside," he said. "It's like a McDonald's burger, but decked out. It's simple like that, but made with Angus beef."

And DeMarco keeps the prices affordable.

"The prices make you feel like you're not in a casino environment," he said. "We want to compete with the food court or you leaving the casino to go get something to eat."